Why forest loss is making our watersheds leak rain | The-14 Forest loss is making watersheds “leak” rain, study finds. Managing forest patterns can reduce runoff, sustain streams, and maintain watershed integrity.

Why forest loss is making our watersheds leak rain
#Forest #ForestLoss #Watersheds #Environment #Rivers #ClimateScience #SustainableForestry #LoggingImpact #Rain #Hydrology #ForestManagement #NatureProtection #EcosystemHealth #Water #Deforestation
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🌲 Loopholes remain. Selective logging, land reclassification, or shifting baselines can hide real losses. Forests may look intact from space while biodiversity and carbon quietly fade.
#TFFF #Forests #ClimateMonitoring #Loopholes #ForestLoss #ClimateIntegrity #Deforestation #Degradation

Global Forest Loss Far Off Track From Global Commitments SRINAGAR, October 21 (IPS) - The Forest Declaration Assessment 2025 warns that global forest loss remains alarmingly high, with little sign of improvement.

Global Forest Loss Far Off Track From Global Commitments

#Deforestation #forests #ForestLoss

The Latest Data Confirms: Forest Fires Are Getting Worse New data shows that forest fires are getting worse, burning more than twice as much tree cover today as they did 20 years ago, largely due to climate change.

The Latest Data Confirms: Forest Fires Are Getting Worse

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#ForestFires #GlobalWarming #FireActivity #BorealFoests #TropicalForests #ForestLoss

Clearing rainforest for cattle farming is far worse for nature than previously thought, finds landmark bird survey In the largest ever survey of rainforest birdlife, scientists have discovered that deforestation to create pastureland in Colombia is causing around 60% more

University of Cambridge discovers forest clearance for cattle farming in South America is seriously bad for bird diversity… 🌍🦜

#Birds #Ornithology #BiodiversityLoss #ForestLoss

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The impacts of large-scale climate extremes on aboveground biomass in subtropical pine-dominant forests of Texas, USA: 20 years of monitoring - Journal of Forestry Research Texas experienced the worst drought in its 100-year history in 2011, resulting in the death of approximately 300 million trees. The high number of sudden deaths had a significant impact on forest ecos...

🌵300 million trees lost. One historic drought!
New study unpacks how drought shaped East Texas forests over 20 years some species were hit harder than others.
📘 Read in Journal of Forestry Research.
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#Forestry #Drought #ClimateScience #ForestLoss #Forestryresearch

Deforestation drives 15% of global warming by releasing stored carbon. Since 1990, 420M hectares of forest have been lost. Act now to preserve ecosystems! #ClimateChange #ForestLoss

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A WRI and Google DeepMind report shows 34% of forest loss since 2001 is permanent, largely due to agriculture. It highlights the need for improved policies, Indigenous rights, and sustainable land practices for better conservation.

#Deforestation #ForestLoss #Sustainability

2024 forest loss data shows wildfires are driving global forest losses In 2024, wildfires surpassed logging as the main cause of record tropical forest loss, resulting in significant greenhouse gas emissions.

Data from @worldresources.bsky.social shows that 2024 saw a record 6.7 million hectares of tropical primary forest lost, equivalent to the size of Panama 🇵🇦, or approximately 18 football fields every minute.

The main culprit might surprise you 🔥🌍

My piece:
#ClimateData #ForestLoss

Global forest loss in 2024: A red alert the world cannot ignore | Policy Circle Fire surpassed agriculture as the main driver of tropical forest loss for the first time, raising serious doubts about global climate commitments. #forestloss #climatechange #globalwarming

Fire surpassed agriculture as the main driver of tropical #forestloss for the first time, raising serious doubts about global climate commitments, writes Tara Nair. #climatechange #globalwarming
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Amazon fires drive unprecedented global forest loss in 2024, report says - Sight Magazine Massive fires fueled by climate change led global forest loss to smash records in 2024, according to a report issued on Wednesday.

Amazon fires drive unprecedented global forest loss in 2024, report says @sightmagazine.bsky.social #Amazon #forestloss #Brazil #Bolivia #DRC #Amazonfires #WorldResourcesInstitute #UniversityofMaryland

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⚠️ WORLD'S FORESTS ALARMINGLY BURNING AT RECORD RATE ⚠️

"Frightening" data shows 2024 saw the highest forest loss ever recorded—an area the size of Italy.

Patrick Greenfield reports on how fire, driven by climate change, has overtaken farming as the top destroyer.
#ForestLoss #ClimateChange

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In 2024, forest loss surged, with tropical primary forests losing 6.7 million hectares, largely due to human activities. Brazil faced severe drought and a 42% loss in tropical forests. Urgent action for sustainable land management is needed.

#ForestLoss #Wildfires #ClimateChange

‘We are witnessing ecocide’: Santander accused of funding vast deforestation The Spanish bank has funnelled $600m to firms clearing South America’s fragile Gran Chaco ecosystem for beef, palm oil and soya, Global Witness says

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“The environmental regulations regarding what these companies can do should be radically revised to determine whether any clearance going forward is viable,” Hammans says. “.... to see real change, we need real regulation.” #ecocide #forestloss #southamerica

Alt Text: A map of California highlighting forest cover loss between 2001 and 2023. Areas of tree cover loss are marked in bright red, while shades of green indicate forest cover levels in the year 2000 (categorized as 0–25%, 25–50%, 50–75%, and 75–100%). The map vividly shows widespread forest loss concentrated in the Sierra Nevada, northern California, and southern coastal regions. Author credit: Milos Popovic (https://milospopovic.net), based on GLAD Global Forest Change data (2000–2023).

🌲 California’s Forests Are Disappearing

Between 2001 and 2023, California lost a sizeable tree cover. Using GLAD Forest Change data, I mapped it out:

🔴 Pink areas = forest loss
🟢 Green shades = tree cover in 2000

Here's how I create maps like this: youtu.be/wruLRZZpQsk

#dataviz #ForestLoss #GIS

From 2001-2020, global PAs saw 558,142 km² in forest loss—over 13% of the world’s total forest loss in that period. This is a huge warning signal. #forestloss #ProtectedAreas #EnvironmentCrisis